Synonym: district, expanse, extent, neighborhood, region, section, size, space, territory, zone. Similar words: real, rear, read, really, react, realm, break, reach. Meaning: ['eərɪə] n. 1. a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography) 2. a particular environment or walk of life 3. a subject of study 4. a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function 5. a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve 6. the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary.
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(151) The army has set up checkpoints on all the major roads in the area.
(152) It is undemocratic to govern an area without an electoral mandate.
(153) The builders have plotted out the area ready for the houses.
(154) The area was bulldozed to make way for a new road.
(155) The area was an important resting place for many types of migrant birds.
(156) The police are investigating a series of attacks in the area.
(157) Troops are engaged in the expulsion of enemy forces from the area.
(158) Scientists have discovered that most of the active volcanoes in the world are located in a T-shaped area.
(159) The relative frequency of this illness in the area is of concern to all doctors.
(160) The per unit area yield of ginned cotton has increased by 10% over last year.
(161) The lions in this area prey on deer and other wild animals.
(162) The prime minister will drop in at the disaster area.
(163) The council house is planning to develop the area to the east of the town centre.
(164) All the people we questioned lived in the same area, which had the effect of skewing the figures.
(165) There has been a series of sexual attacks on women in the area.
(166) Each area of the curriculum should be led by a staff member with appropriate expertise.
(167) Canals in the area were originally built for the carriage of coal.
(168) The government has threatened to take military action if the rebels do not withdraw from the area.
(169) The area can be very painful until scabs form after about ten days.
(170) You should call the doctor if the area around the wound becomes inflamed.
(171) They said the bodies were found when rebels recaptured the area.
(172) None of the water from Lake Powell is used to irrigate the area.
(173) As soon as they reached the fishing area, the fishermen cast their nets into the sea.
(174) Every police car and foot patrol in the area is on full alert.
(175) This outback area is a far cry from the city's concrete jungle.
(176) We have a standing invitation to visit them when we're in the area.
(177) Health officials have successfully confined the epidemic to the Tabatinga area.
(178) Examine the painful area carefully in an effort to localize the most tender point.
(179) In late May,[sentencedict .com] government forces began the "ethnic cleansing" of the area around the town.
(180) The police have been instructed to patrol the building and surrounding area.